[SOLVED] accessing checkbox group through php

[brodywx]

I know this doesn't relate to php right now, but eventually it will use php code. Still if someone could help me it would be much appreaciated.

 

I want to know how to check/uncheck checkboxes using javascript. My checkboxes are part of a group (name="group[item]"). The items are random and not sequentially ordered in any way.

 

I assumed this code would work, but it's giving me a page error:

 

document.myForm.group[item].checked=1;

 

 

Anyone?

[mgs019]

Have you tried

 

checked="checked";

 

I know this works for

 

selected="selected"

 

so I assume it would for this too.

 

Martin

[brodywx]

Yes I tried that. I think it has something to do with the name group[item]. If the name was not an array type the line works just fine, but javascript doesn't like it when the checkbox name is an array, so has anyone ever done it before? I know it must be possible.

[brodywx]

Ok I screwed that plan and decided to use the id value for the checkbox:

 

document.getElementById('chkID').checked="checked";

 

This seems to be working alright.